Rail tie and fastener.



T. JOHNSON.

RAIL TIE AND FASTENER.

APPLICATION mun 51m. 2a. 1908.

918,452. Patented Apr. 13, 1909.

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THOMAS JOHNSON, OF TREMPEALEAU, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO THOMAS MASON, OF GALESVILLE, WISCONSIN.

RAIL TIE AND FASTENER.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS JOHNSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Trempealeau, in the county of Trempealeau and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Rail Tie and Fastener, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to rail ties and fasteners and is more particularly an improvement upon the structure described and claimed in Patent No. 891,547, granted to me on June 23rd, 1908.

The object of the invention is to provide fasteners having novel means for locking them in position upon the tie, said locking means being of such a nature as to prevent ahe fasteners from being forcibly shifted out of the positions in which they are set when any extreme power is applied thereto as, for example, when a derailed car is moved thereagainst and thereover.

A further object is to provide a fastening device which can be securely held in adjusted position, cooperating locking means being provided for this purpose, one of said means serving to lock the fastening device against horizontal inovement,while the other fastening means serves to hold it against vertical displacement.

Another object is to provide securing bolts for the fastening devices, which bolts have their heads so positioned relative to the under portion of the tie, as to be held against rotation.

WVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred. form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings :-Figure 1 is a view partly in front elevation and partly in longitudinal section of a tie and fasteners embodying the present improvements, rails bein shown secured in position thereon. Fig. 2 is an enlarged transverse section through the tie and one of the fasteners thereon. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of one end portion of the tie, one of the fastening devices being removed. Fig. 4 is an inverted perspective View of one of the fastening devices. Fig. 5 is an inverted plan view of one end portion of the tie.

' Referring to the figures by characters of Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 23, 1908.

Patented April 13, 1909.

Serial No. 464,293.

reference 1 designates a metallic railway tie constructed in accordance with the showing made in the patent hereinbefore referred to. This tie. has a longitudinally extending reinforcing flange or rib 2 upon the bottom facethereof as shown in said patent. Longitudinal slots 3 are formed within the tie at opposite sides of the longitudinal center thereof and each of the slots is provided with an angular enlargement 4. Preferably rectangular recesses 5 are formed in the upper surface of the tie and each of these recesses has one of the slots 3 and its enlargement 4 opening thereinto. Teeth 6 are formed upon opposite longitudinal walls of each recess and are for the purpose hereinafter set forth.

The fasteners used in connection with the tie consist each of a metal plate or block 7 having one end so shaped as to engage and lit snugly upon one of the base flanges 8 of a rail 9. A rectangular enlargement 10 is formed upon the bottom face of each fastening device and has teeth 11 extending from the side portions thereof. A longitudinal slot- 12 is formed within each fastening device and is disposed centrally within the enlargement 10. This slot is designed to receive a fastening bolt 13 having an angular head 14.

l\ hen it is desired to fasten a rail upon the tie herein described said rail is placed on the tie and between the two recesses 5 adjacent one end of the tie. The fastening members or devices 7 are then placed on the tie at opposite sides of the rail and moved into engagement with the base flanges 8. The enlargements 10 are then pressed downward into the recesses 5 so that the teeth 11 will engage the teeth 6. The fastening device will thus be held against longitudinal movement upon the tie. To securely fasten said devices to the tie bolts 13 are inserted into the slots 3 and also into the slots 12 and in view of the fact that the bolt heads 14: rest close to the reinforcing flange or rib 2 they will be prevented from rotating. Nuts can be placed on the bolts as indicated in Fig. 2 and by tightening them the fastening devices can be drawn tightly into the recesses-5 and on to the tie. It will thus be obviously impossible for the fastening devices to become displaced unless the bolts 13 are detached. Inasmuch as the bolts can not rotate because their heads fit close to the rib or flange 2 it will be seen that by providing any suitable form of nut look it will be impossible for the bolts to loosen. To remove the fastening devices the nuts on the bolts 13 are loosened so as to permit the enlargements 10 to be lifted out of the recesses 5, thus disengaging the teeth 6 and 11. The bolts 18 are then shifted longitudinally of the slots 3 until their heads assume positions beneath the enlargements t of the slots. Said heads can then be withdrawn through the enlargements and the bolts and fastening devices thus be detached from the tie. In securing the devices on to the tie the foregoing operation may be reversed. In order to still further prevent the block 7 from slipping upon the tie after it has once been adjusted, teeth 16 may be arranged transversely on enlargement 10 for engaging corresponding teeth formed on the bottom of recesses 5, as indicated at 16. Also whenever desired, a lug or projection 17 may be formed upon the block 7, the same being designed to be seated within a notch in the fish-plate or angle-bar used at the junction of the rail ends, and thus prevent the rail from creeping. These studs or projections are to be used only at the junctions of the rails.

It is to be understood that the body of the tie end described may be formed of either one or two pieces, as preferred, although in the drawing it has been shown formed of two oppositely disposed similar sections.

hat is claimed is 1. The combination with a tie having a longitudinally extending reinforcing portion depending therefrom, said tie having a slot therein provided with an enlarged portion; of a rail-engaging device having a slot therein and means extending through the slots in said device and the tie for holding the device in position, said means being removable upwardly through the enlarged portion of the slot in the tie and being held against rotation by the depending reinforcing device on the tie.

2. The combination with a tie having a slot therein provided with an enlarged portion, there being a recess within the tie and opening into the slot, one wall of the recess having teeth thereon; of a rail-engaging device comprising a. block having a rail-engaging end portion, there being an enlargement upon the block and insertible into the recess,

said enlargement having teeth for engagement with the teeth in the recess, and means extending through the block and enlargements and through the slot in the tie for holding the block in position, said means being removable upwardly through the enlarged Portion of the slot in the tie and being held against rotation by one wall of the tie.

3. The combination with a tie having a slot therein provided with an enlarged portion, there being a recess within the tie and opening into the slot, one wall of the recess having teeth; of a rail-engaging device comprising a toothed block having a rail-engaging portion, there being a slot within the block and a toothed enlargement upon the block designed to extend into the recess and to engage the teeth therein, and means extending through the slot in the block and tie and removable through the enlarged portion of the tie slot, for iolding the block in engagement with the recessed portion of the tie.

l. The combination with a tie having a recess therein, opposite side walls of said recess being toothed; of a rail-engaging device comprising a block having a rail-engaging end portion and a toothed enlargement upon one face of the block and disposed to be seated within the recess and to engage the teeth therein, and means for holding the enlargement against movement from the recess.

5. The combination with a tie having a recess therein, there being teeth upon one side wall of the recess; of a rail-engaging device having an enlargement disposed to be seated within the recess, there being teeth upon the enlargement for engagement with the teeth within the recess, and means for securing said teeth in engagement with each other, said means being slidable into or out of engagement with the tie.

6. A tie having a recess therein, teeth upon one wall of the recess and extending perpendicularly to the bottom of said recess, a rail engaging device havingintegral means disposed to be seated within the recess, teeth upon said device and perpendicular to the bottom thereof for engaging the teeth within the recess, and means for securing said railengaging device within the recess and to the tie.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto allixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS JOHNSON.

Witnesses N. S. TVADLEIGH, NELS PnDnRsoN.

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